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Use the library’s databases to search for articles on your subject. Articles can come from different types of sources: newspapers, general magazines, or scholarly journals for example. Here are two good databases to start with:\\\

Find Articles

Use the library’s databases to search for scholarly articles on your subject. Here are two good ones to start with:

ProQuest Social Science Journals

ProQuest Research Social Sciences

Academic Search Premier

For more options see our Databases by Subject page

Need scholarly articles? Limit your searches to scholarly/academic/peer reviewed sources by checking the boxes in the database before you search.http://www.dowling.edu/library/images/ebscolimiters.jpg

Need the full text of an article?If you’re in a database, try the FindIt@Dowling link in the database to see if the full text is available. If you have a citation, use the journal locator to see if Dowling has access to the issue of the journal you need. If not, then put in an interlibrary loan request.

Find Articles

Use the library’s databases to search for scholarly articles on your subject. Here are two good ones to start with:

ProQuest Social Science Journals

ProQuest Research Social Sciences

Academic Search Premier

For more options see our Databases by Subject page

Need scholarly articles? Limit your searches to scholarly/academic/peer reviewed sources by checking the boxes in the database before you search.http://www.dowling.edu/library/images/ebscolimiters.jpg

Need the full text of an article?If you’re in a database, try the FindIt@Dowling link in the database to see if the full text is available. If you have a citation, use the journal locator to see if Dowling has access to the issue of the journal you need. If not, then put in an interlibrary loan request.

Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

NoodleBibNoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.

NoodleBib Basics video

NoodleBib handout

Citation StylesGuides which will help you create proper citations in different styles.

Why Cite?Brief video explaining when to cite and why.

Tips on avoiding plagiarism

TurnitinTurnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.

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Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

NoodleBibNoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.

NoodleBib Basics video

NoodleBib handout

Citation StylesGuides which will help you create proper citations in different styles.

Why Cite?Brief video explaining when to cite and why.

Tips on avoiding plagiarism

TurnitinTurnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.

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Find Articles

Use the library’s databases to search for scholarly articles on your subject. Here are two good ones to start with:

ProQuest Social Science Journals

ProQuest Research Social Sciences

Academic Search Premier

For more options see our Databases by Subject page

Need scholarly articles? Limit your searches to scholarly/academic/peer reviewed sources by checking the boxes in the database before you search.http://www.dowling.edu/library/images/ebscolimiters.jpg

Need the full text of an article?If you’re in a database, try the FindIt@Dowling link in the database to see if the full text is available. If you have a citation, use the journal locator to see if Dowling has access to the issue of the journal you need. If not, then put in an interlibrary loan request.

Books in the Main Stacks

Citing Your Resources

Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.

NoodleBibNoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.

NoodleBib Basics video

NoodleBib handout

Citation StylesGuides which will help you create proper citations in different styles.

Why Cite?Brief video explaining when to cite and why.

Tips on avoiding plagiarism

TurnitinTurnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.